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Foresight Solar Fund, the UK-based PV yield-co investor, is expecting a large part of its future growth to come from the development of a market for sub-5MW projects.

Cornwall’s high solar capacity and poor grid infrastructure make it the ideal place for energy storage to take hold, according to solar industry veteran Ray Noble.

The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has launched two new trade groups to represent the solar and storage industries respectively.

Plans to install solar on almost 750 roofs across Berwickshire Housing Association (BHA) have become crowdfunding platform Abundance’s most successful project, in terms of conversion of visits to investment.

Matt Hancock, the minister of state for energy has suggested that SMEs should use the feed-in tariff (FiT) to support renewable projects instead of the new contracts for difference (CfD) mechanism.

During a select committee hearing on Tuesday, DECC minister Matthew Hancock let slip a few details and opinions on CfDs.

The RO scheme running out means another dash to get large-scale solar installations online by the end of the fiscal year, which spells trouble for developers.

A 48MW solar farm in Kent has won planning permission after a decision was deferred by Canterbury City Council to its planning committee.

Lightsource Renewable Energy has connected a 5.1MW solar farm in Nottinghamshire between the villages of Kirton and Tuxford.

Stirling Council is aiming to install solar PV on a further 700 properties over the next two years in order to meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.